Brian Buchanan vs. Hank Severeid — Career Comparison

Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRight Fielder
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Brian Buchanan and Hank Severeid are closely matched on the surface stats. Brian Buchanan posted stronger numbers in OPS (.770 vs .709) and slugging (.439 vs .367). Hank Severeid had the advantage in on-base percentage (.342 vs .330). By the career numbers, Brian Buchanan had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Brian Buchanan and Hank Severeid

Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Hank Severeid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
346
242.24
Hank Severeid
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1390
174.22
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
857
600
Hank Severeid
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4787
600
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
767
536.99
Hank Severeid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4312
540.46
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Hank Severeid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.779
0.779
Hank Severeid
Career
Per 600 PA
0.729
0.729
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
198
138.62
Hank Severeid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1245
156.05
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
126
88.21
Hank Severeid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
982
123.08
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
25.9
Hank Severeid
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
25.57
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.1
Hank Severeid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
5.26
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
22.4
Hank Severeid
Career
Per 600 PA
17
2.13
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
50.41
Hank Severeid
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
263
32.96
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Hank Severeid
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Hank Severeid
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Hank Severeid
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110.54
77.39
Hank Severeid
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
559.31
70.1
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
337
235.94
Hank Severeid
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1584
198.54
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
281
196.73
Hank Severeid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1595
199.92
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Hank Severeid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Hank Severeid
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.767
0.767
Hank Severeid
Career
Per 600 PA
0.709
0.709
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Hank Severeid
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Hank Severeid
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.719
0.719
Hank Severeid
Career
Per 600 PA
0.638
0.638
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Hank Severeid
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
73.51
Hank Severeid
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
408
51.14
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
72.11
Hank Severeid
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
539
67.56
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176
123.22
Hank Severeid
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
930
116.57
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
109.77
76.85
Hank Severeid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
633.71
79.43
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
7
Hank Severeid
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
2.38
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
51.11
Hank Severeid
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
331
41.49
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.1
Hank Severeid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
210
147.02
Hank Severeid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
21.18
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Hank Severeid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.33
28.33
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Hank Severeid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
1.96
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Severeid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
15.67
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.9
Hank Severeid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
21
14.7
Hank Severeid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.3
Hank Severeid
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
4.39
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.9
Hank Severeid
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
2.38
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
11.2
Hank Severeid
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
6.77
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
56.25
56.25
Hank Severeid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.81
64.81

Fielding Stats for Brian Buchanan and Hank Severeid

Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Hank Severeid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
1.5
Hank Severeid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1242
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.05
Hank Severeid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3835
27
Hank Severeid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1278.1
9
Hank Severeid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
3.22
Hank Severeid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4714
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.15
Hank Severeid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1115
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Hank Severeid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
3.4
Hank Severeid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5962
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
3.37
Hank Severeid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5829
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.96
98.96
Hank Severeid
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.77
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.244
2.244
Hank Severeid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.693
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.95
69.95
Hank Severeid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.2
Hank Severeid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
Brian Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Severeid
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Severeid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Severeid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Severeid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0